What Trump’s ‘beautiful bill’ means for Medicaid, food stamps, and Massachusetts

This disruption of the social safety net could cost Massachusetts more than $1.5 billion a year by increasing state contributions for these benefits and penalizing the state for continuing to use its own funds to provide health care services to low-income …

‘We need to do more’: Five years after George Floyd, police reform slows in Massachusetts

The killing of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and other cases of police brutality brought a reckoning over the nation‘s history of racism across multiple industries, in health care, philanthropy, and banking, but particularly in law enforcement, …

Massachusetts’ primary-care crisis requires urgent action

Dr. Wendy B. Barr is a scholar with the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Katherine Gergen Barnett is vice chair of primary care innovation and transformation in the Department of Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center. “The future depends on what …

Massachusetts Employers: Include Lie Detector Notice in Your Job Applications

Massachusetts law, G.L. c. 149, § 19B, has long banned the use of lie detector tests in employment, and since 1986, also states that employers should provide affirmative notice on all job applications regarding the use of lie detector tests. Claims under …

Two Massachusetts men among 5 people indicted in insider trading scheme, DOJ says

BOSTON — Two Massachusetts men are among five people indicted in an insider trading scheme that reached the West Coast, federal justice department officials said Friday. Rouzbeh “Ross” Haghighat, 61, of West Newbury, and James Roberge, 70, of Westford, are …

BREAKING: Massachusetts federal judge orders gay asylum-seeker deported under Trump returned to U.S.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the U.S. government to return a gay Guatemalan asylum-seeker who was wrongfully deported under a new Trump policy, sharply criticizing immigration officials for misleading the court and flouting due process. In …

Massachusetts college student charged with PowerSchool hack

Popular Local Eatery is the Best Family-Friendly Restaurant in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is quite loaded with several great local restaurants throughout the state. No matter what type of dishes are served or what kind of atmosphere any particular establishment provides, you know it's most likely going to be a unique …

Luxurious Massachusetts Airbnb is Among Most Expensive Airbnb’s in MA

As anyone in Massachusetts knows, New England has several aesthetically pleasing views throughout the region. And despite the fact that the Bay State is still getting some cooler temps before we hit the unofficial start of Summer (Memorial Day Weekend), …

Cartoon: Massachusetts flag redesigns